ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, OCTOBER 14 – 20

CITY SMOKING BAN EXTENDED TO BARS Houston Chronicle 10/19/06 The City Council voted Wednesday to extend Houston’s indoor smoking ban to bars, with several members acknowledging they went along reluctantly to forge a compromise on an issue that had divided the panel. STORMS SPARE HOUSTON BUT CAUSE FLOODS ELSEWHERE Houston Chronicle 10/19/06 A cold front zipped through Houston this morning,…